■ Head to head: This is the second of three meetings. The Bruins won the first, 3-1, in the season opener last Saturday night at TD Garden.

■ Miscellany: Lundqvist
sports a 19-7-2 record against the Bruins in his seven-year career, with six shutouts in 28 games . . . The Rangers sent right wing Brandon Segal to Connecticut (AHL) to make room for Arron Asham, who was finishing a suspension from last year.